Beijing’s assault on US agricultural exports is blatantly designed to get the Trump Administration’s attention.Tit for Tat. In early April, the USTR (United States Trade Representative) released a list of $50 billion worth of Chinese electronics, machinery and aerospace products for a recommended 25% import tariff. On April 2nd, immediately after the US steel and aluminum tariffs went into effect, China responded with tariffs on imports of 128 US product lines. Read More »

Ocean Network Express Pte., Ltd, better known as ONE, is a brand new company. Jeremy Nixon, the CEO of the container ship operator, stressed the point in an interview with the American Journal of Transportation (AJOT) at their brand new headquarters in One East Tower in Singapore. Read More »

The Northeast is one of the world’s great economic regions. The region’s GDP is climbing. And a trend is emerging – corporations moving from the suburbs back to the city. Will this trend be a generational change or challenge? Read More »

New England’s Port. The Port of Boston, specifically Massport’s container facility at Conley Terminal, is New England’s port. For years, it might have been debatable whether the Port of Montreal in Canada or the Port of New York/New Jersey was really New England’s port but not now. That day has passed. Read More »

Table setting. The Connecticut Port Authority (CPA) is relatively new. The authority wasn’t formed until 2015 and didn’t hire the new port director, Evan Mathews, until September of 2016. Read More »

Two years ago, the $50 million bond measure for infrastructure projects at the Port of Davisville was approved by Rhode Island voters. With the approval in hand the implementation of the $90 million modernization plan, particularly the critical rehabilitation and modernization of Pier 2, has moved forward. Read More »

The 2018 Select US Importers Chart exemplifies what every US shopper already knows: there is a wider assortment of goods in our stores and at our doors – courtesy of e-commerce – than at any time in human history. Read More »

On January 11, 2018, Direct ChassisLink Inc., better known as DCLI, completed the purchase of TRAC Intermodal’s 53-foot domestic chassis fleet. DCLI’s intention to purchase the TRAC units was made in late October 2017 before last month’s closing. The purchase price for the chassis fleet was not disclosed. Read More »

In late December 2017, Port Newark Container Terminal LLC (PNCT) secured $298 million in tax exempt bond proceeds that will be used to refinance existing debt and to finance the ongoing development of the terminal. Read More »

In January, Hong Kong-based SVA (Steve Vickers and Associates) issues its annual Asia Risk Assessment which handicaps the comparative political and economic risks for each nation or territory in the region. Read More »